The tavern was reduced to ruins in an instant, as fast as lightning and thunder.
Xu Huang looked at this scene in frustration. This proud man had unimaginable disappointment on his face.
Lost.
This arrest plan can be said to have lost everything.
All members of Group A and Three died. An alarm was issued in time before they died. Even so, more than a dozen people were affected by the explosion.
The Fish Dragon Guards are known for their torture of the calendar and their disregard for life. And their indifference reflects their respect for life.
Because kindness to the enemy is exactly cruelty to one's own people.
Now, three siblings have died at the scene of the arrest, and they are just one step away from sharing this great achievement.
Unfortunately, it's one step away.
"Dig. Dig three feet into the ground to dig them out."
Xu Huang gritted his teeth, with frightening anger on his face.
The Fish Dragon Guards started busy cleaning up the ruins. Soon after, they found a tunnel in the cellar of the tavern. The tunnel had collapsed due to the explosion. It would take time to clean it out. Now we don't know where it leads.
Xu Huang looked at each other in frustration. Now, his face looked like a pile of ruins.
"No one was caught."
Shan Changhe's voice sounded behind him. Xu Huang stiffened and buried his head heavily: "Sir, please punish me for my sins."
"I didn't expect that there would be a black cloud bead in this stronghold. It was my negligence. It would be the same for anyone else. It's not your fault." Shan Changhe said slowly: "It's just a pity."
Xu Huang's mind gradually came to his senses, and the other party finally detonated the Black Cloud Bead, firstly to destroy all evidence, and secondly to alert other spies in the city.
There was an explosion here, and others got the news.
Shan Changhe was right when he said that Hei Yunzhu was not a popular product. An ordinary tavern would not have such a configuration as Hei Yun Bead.
Well, it can also be said conversely that a place with a black cloud bead is definitely not ordinary.
Xu Huang suddenly raised his head and said: "The stall head, here is..."
"Yes, it seems that you have already thought about it."
When Xu Huang was arresting people, Shan Changhe was not idle either. He also got some useful information from the spies.
"This is not an ordinary stronghold, but an outpost from the barbarians to our Daqian. Intelligence, personnel, and materials all pass through here. Of course, the person in charge of such an important hub cannot be an ordinary person."
A strange smile appeared on Shan Changhe's face: "That's our old friend, number nine on the Qingfeng Palace secret agent list."
Xu Huang's heart skipped a beat. Qingfeng Palace set up a list of spies, including spies from the Barbarian Tribe, Daqian, and Southern Jin Dynasty.
This is also to demonstrate the intelligence strength of Qingfeng Palace. Nan Jin and Da Qian saw it and recognized this list.
It's not easy to be on this list, let alone the top ten.
Xu Huang has a superhuman memory, and the other party's information has already appeared in his mind.
The barbarian secret agent, codenamed Snakehead, has an unknown real name and unknown origin. His only distinguishing feature is a red swallow tattoo on his neck.
He planned and executed many sabotage plans against Daqian. The barbarians had always wanted to ride a tiger south. Someone once said that this person would be as useful as an army.
Such an important person was actually let go by himself.
Bang!
Xu Huang suddenly fell to his knees on the ground and said, "Please forgive me, sir."
Shan Changhe remained silent and silently walked to the tunnel, looked at the darkness and depth, and sighed: "What's the use of punishing your sins."
Hearing this, Xu Huang suddenly felt his heart twisting. He was not afraid of Shan Changhe's punishment, but he was afraid of being disappointed in himself.
Perhaps in the future, he will never have expectations for himself again.
"I will lead a search now. We will search the whole process and we will definitely bring the target to justice." Xu Huang said through gritted teeth.
"Can we still catch him?" Shan Changhe shook his head.
"If my subordinates cannot catch him, they will bring his head to see you."
"Angry words."
Shan Changhe stretched out his hand and waved it in the air.
…
Three miles away from the ruins is the mill.
The man just came out of the house and happened to meet Li Xing unexpectedly.
There was no wave in his heart. He patted the linen clothes on his body and said, "I am the boss here. Guests can call me Lao Zhang."
This is a roadside mill with no walls. There is a millstone and two water jars in the space in front of the house.
"It's been too hot recently, and my body feels uncomfortable when it's too hot. In the evening, the neighbors all come to my place to cool off."
The man chattered, like an old farmer, talking about trivial things.
"Whether the guest wants to drink water or not, I will boil some water for you."
The man came to the water tank and opened the wooden cover. There was more than half of the water in the tank, showing his reflection.
And, a cold steel knife.
It doesn't actually matter whether he kills this young man or not. The man is not a murderous person.
But if this young man is alive and the Fish Dragon Guards track him down, his whereabouts may be exposed.
Qingfeng Palace pursues perfection and perfection in everything it does, just like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves without leaving any traces.
It's a pity that he is still so young.
Li Xing was also a little surprised. I had already planned to call it a day, so how could I still meet a barbarian spy?
The other person was bending over and climbing to the water tank to fetch water. The man was not tall, so it was a bit difficult for him.
This posture, this angle...if I didn't kick him, it would feel like I missed a hundred million.
Li Xing stood up and slowly walked behind the man.
"Guest, don't worry, it will be ready soon." The man had already touched the steel knife in the water tank.
"Hey, let's go."
Li Xing suddenly flew up and kicked the man on the buttocks, then kicked him into the water tank.
The men were stunned.
well……
What is this, what exactly happened.
Li Xing picked up the water tank cover on the ground and slapped it on top.
Darkness has completely fallen.
"Hey, let me out, let me out quickly."
The man's body was immersed in the water tank, and the water just reached his nose. He wanted to stand up, but Li Xing blocked him tightly.
"Hey, what do you want to do? Let me out."
"I'm just an ordinary mill owner."
"Grandson, you are still a human being."
…
Shan Changhe completed his team formation and returned to the county government office with his troops.
Along the way, everyone's morale was not very high.
Today's operation was successful because many barbarian spies were captured. But today's operation was a failure because Li Xing captured most of them.
The biggest loss was the man whose codename was Snakehead.
well……
The more Shan Changhe thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt. If he ran away this time, it would be difficult to catch him again.
And once a high-level spy like this returns home, he will cause thousands and hundreds of times of damage on future battlefields.
The more Shan Changhe thought about it, the more disappointed he became. As soon as he walked to the gate of the county government office, he saw a group of villagers carrying a water tank, and sitting on top of the water tank was a policeman carrying a knife.
"Is this... some kind of custom in Baihu County?"
Shan Changhe asked blankly, this scene was too ceremonial, but Baihu County was not far from the capital, so why had he never heard of this custom?